Diddy's Diet In Prison Is More Disgusting Than We Expected

While Sean "Diddy" Combs was in jail at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting trial on a laundry list of charges ranging from racketeering to sex trafficking, the rapper was treated like any other detainee, regardless of his high profile. That remained the case when Diddy returned there to await sentencing after being found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. According to BBC News, the Brooklyn jail has a pretty bad reputation that includes "poor inmate care," but Diddy isn't exactly in general population – he's in a more secure part of the jail.

All of that aside, some people are very curious about what Diddy is eating while behind bars — and his new diet is quite unappetizing. A prison menu obtained by People gives us an inside look at what the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper is offered by the institution when it comes to mealtime. Diddy starts his day with a fairly normal breakfast offering that includes things like cereal and fruit. For lunch, he's served items such as hamburgers and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — the former is what he ate on the first day of 2025. That evening, Diddy could choose between a chicken sandwich and a chickpea burger with sides such as beans, rice, and corn. Since Diddy was denied bail, these types of meals are what he can expect over the next four months. However, it probably won't get much worse than what he ate on Thanksgiving Day.

A good Thanksgiving dinner only comes around once a year. Families spend time preparing for the big meal, with the turkey in the oven in the morning and the sides being prepped throughout the day. We can only imagine that someone like Sean "Diddy" Combs had a feast for himself on the American holiday, with a chef preparing the finest mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and the most decadent pecan pie you'd ever taste. However, Thanksgiving 2024 looked much different from what we suspect Diddy is used to. According to People, it was Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center's finest PB&J sandwiches with potato chips that were served on Turkey Day. And we'd be willing to bet that Diddy didn't get seconds.

Unless Diddy secures a pardon from Donald Trump, forget about him enjoying another traditional Thanksgiving feast anytime soon — his table won't have any turkey, that's for sure. He'll have to get used to using plastic portioned plates for years to come. Of course, there are always treats one can purchase from the commissary — as long as he has money in his account, that is.

While initial descriptions of what Diddy has been noshing on behind bars didn't seem too much worse than the offerings of school cafeterias, it seems he's discovered just how lucky he is that being a "Bad Boy for Life" didn't get him slapped with life in prison. According to the rapper's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, Diddy is finding his meals hard to stomach because sometimes they come with some unwanted extra protein. "MDC routinely serves food that is expired or infested with maggots," the lawyer wrote in an August 2025 letter to the judge overseeing his client's case. According to Page Six — the outlet that obtained the legal doc — Agnifilo was angling to get his client released on bail.

If Diddy could get the judge to take pity on him and grant him bail, that would mean no more maggot sprinkles and boring PB&Js — at least until he got sent back to the clink after his October 2025 sentencing. But if he did get to go home, his menu might not consist solely of fancier fare such as lobster and filet mignon. Diddy's former private chef, Ethan Taylor, told Delish that his favorite food is French toast, while another ex-employee, George Kaplan, actually testified during his trial that he enjoys eating cheeseburgers topped with applesauce, per People.

People also reported that Diddy's Fourth of July prison menu included mac and cheese, hamburgers, and fruit, so he could have gone all "Chopped" on his lunch by combining the three to create something resembling his beloved apple-infused concoction. But his stomach might have spent the holiday celebrating its independence from sustenance if he saw little white things squirming around on his plate.